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Definition of Orphan
	Orphan A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living. Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent. To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. Related Definitions: Also, An, And, Become, Bereaved, Both, But, Cause, Child, Deprive, Father, Has, Living, Mother, Of, One, Or, Orphan, Parent, Sometimes, To, Who

Orphan Quotations Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. John F. Kennedy We call that person who has lost his father, an orphan; and a widower that man who has lost his wife. But that man who has known the immense unhappiness of losing a friend, by what name do we call him? Here every language is silent and holds its peace in impotence. Joseph Roux Do not let Sunday be taken from you If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan. Albert Schweitzer This country owes them all a debt of gratitude. The down payment on that debt is making sure that we live up to Lincoln's charge: to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan. Dave Obey We did a show called The Orphan Train, during the depression, when families didn't have enough money to support their children, they'd put them on the train and hope someone would pick them up who had enough money to support their children. Robert Stack

Orphan Translations orphan in Afrikaans is weeskind, ouerloos orphan in Dutch is ouderloos orphan in French is orphelin orphan in German is Waisenkind, Waise, Waise orphan in Latin is pupillus pupilla

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